Radiation Safety and Radiobiology In Medical Imaging

Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer, Radiography Instructor, High-Tech Institute, Nashville, TN. Paula J. Visconti, Director of Medical Physics, Radiation Safety Officer, Memorial Hospital of Burlington County, Mount Holly, NJ. E. Russell Ritenour, Professor and Director of Physics Section, Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN. Kelli Welch Haynes, Professor and Director, Northwestern State University.

• 1 Introduction to Radiation Protection2 Radiation: Types, Sources, and Doses3 X-ray Interactions With Matter4 Radiation Quantities and Units5 Overview of Cell Biology6 Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology7 Early Effects of Radiation Exposure8 Late Effects of Radiation Exposure9 Dose Limits for Exposure to Ionizing Radiation10 Equipment Design for Radiation Protection11 Management of Patient Radiation Dose12 Management of Occupational Radiation Dose13 Radiation Monitoring14 Radiation Safety in Computed Tomography15 Radiation Safety in Mammography16 Radiation Safety in Nuclear MedicineAppendix A: Relationships Between Systems of UnitsAppendix B: Image Gently Pledge and Image Wisely PledgeAppendix C: Standard Designations for Metric System Lengths, Electron Volt Energy Levels, and Frequency Spectrum RangesAppendix D: Periodic Table of ElementsAppendix E: Relationship Among Photons, Electromagnetic Waves, Wavelength, and EnergyAppendix F: Electron Shell Structure of the AtomAppendix G: Compton InteractionAppendix H: NCRP 10CFR Part 35.50 Training for Radiation Safety Officer and Associate Radiation Safety OfficerAppendix I: Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act of 1981ReferencesGlossaryIndex